Flying solo around the world in sea plane lands Melbourne pilot Adventurer of the Year

By Tony Wright
Updated October 27 2016 - 7:18am, first published 7:00am
Michael Smith prepares to land his seaplane on the Hudson River in New York.
Michael Smith prepares to land his seaplane on the Hudson River in New York.
There were moments during his around the world flying adventure when Michael Smith thought he was going to die. Photo: supplied
There were moments during his around the world flying adventure when Michael Smith thought he was going to die. Photo: supplied

Michael Smith was approaching the broken western coast of Canada when he figured his long and solitary adventure — and probably his life - was ending.

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